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Commission approves five‑year property tax exemption for Burt’s Truck Equipment expansion
Summary
The commission approved a five‑year tax exemption for Burt’s Truck Equipment (Burt’s Truck Equipment of Moorhead) as the company plans a roughly 50,000‑square‑foot expansion in Fargo, creating 18 jobs in year one and an expected 30 by year five.
The Fargo City Commission on Monday approved a five‑year property tax exemption for Burt’s Truck Equipment as the company seeks to expand operations into Fargo from Moorhead.
City staff said the Economic Development Incentive Committee (EDIC) reviewed the application and recommended approval; no one contested the application at the EDIC hearing. Ryan Asheim of the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation presented the project details and Jeremy Gregoire, president of Burt’s Truck Equipment, described the family‑owned firm’s plan to convert an existing Fargo building into about 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space for snow‑plow truck assembly.
Gregoire told commissioners the company expects to add 18 jobs in year one with an average salary of about $75,000, and expand to 30 jobs by year five. He said the Moorhead operations will continue and that the Fargo site is being retrofitted with overhead cranes, paint booths and other equipment. Staff noted the applicant is a state‑certified primary sector company and that the project scored 164.8 (and 160.3 on a later metric) against a 120‑point threshold used for the incentive review.
The commission approved the five‑year exemption by roll call vote. Staff said the exemption is intended to support the company’s ability to add capacity and jobs in the FM metro area.
